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	Interesting analysis of the Blue Dog Democrats
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	I found this at http://www.electoral-vote.com/<br />
They have listed the members of the caucus, the make up of their district, their margin of victory, how the Obama-mccain race turned out and when they were first elected.<br />
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Examples:<br />
MS-04 Gene Taylor (D) R+20; 50%;  -36%; 1988 (So Taylor is in a sol...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/54
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	Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:25:16
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	A Little History on Government Run Social Insurance Programs
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	Germany became the first nation in the world to adopt an old-age social insurance program in 1889, designed by Germany's Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck. The idea was first put forward, at Bismarck's behest, in 1881 by Germany's Emperor, William the First, in a ground-breaking letter to the German Par...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/53
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	Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:11:06
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	You know you're listening to Bill O'Reilly if
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	You know you're listening to Bill O'Reilly if the person talking<br />
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is defending President Obama by comparing his situation to that of former President Bush<br />
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is decrying the paparazzi stalking people in one segment and in the next has his producer following someone onto a public bus or to their ki...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/52
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	Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:44:30
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	You Try to Live on 500K in This Town: Oh F*CKING WAHHHHHHH!
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	snip<br />
Five hundred thousand dollars — the amount President Obama wants to set as the top pay for banking executives whose firms accept government bailout money — seems like a lot, and it is a lot. To many people in many places, it is a princely sum to live on. But in the neighborhoods of New York Ci...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/51
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:44:54
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	If Obama picked Skinner to be in his Admin. What would the reaction at DU be?
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	237 threads in Latest Breaking News linking us to the only 3 stories mentioning the appointment<br />
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6 threads linking us to the posters personal website, that then links us to the 3 stories mentioning the appointment<br />
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146 threads “Recommend MY Post&quot; if you think it’s great that skinner has been app...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/50
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	<pubDate>
	Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:36:24
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	20 Facts about Presidential elections since 1960 I thought you might find interesting
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	1. In 1960, Kennedy only won one western state in the Continental US: Nevada. (He won Hawaii, but that's not continental and he won NM, but I think NM is part of the Rocky Mtn states)<br />
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2. Since 1960, West Virginia has voted for the Democratic nominee 8 times<br />
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3. From 1968 to 1984, Oregon voted R...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/48
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	<pubDate>
	Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:37:24
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	Sen. John McCain the true maverick of flip-flops (LTTE)
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	In 2006, Sen. John McCain sponsored legislation to require grassroots lobbying coalitions to reveal their financial donors. In 2007, after receiving &quot;feedback&quot; on the proposal, McCain told far-right activist groups that he now opposes the measure. <br />
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McCain said before the war in Iraq, &quot;We will win...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/46
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	Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:57:47
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	Ode to Bill O'Reilly
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	To the tune of: The Man on the Flying Trapeze<br />
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He lies on the air<br />
With the greatest of ease<br />
His stories are garbage<br />
And he is a sleaze<br />
His behavior's obnoxious<br />
He's like a disease<br />
and the truth he has taken away<br />
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He talks about values<br />
But these he does scorn<br />
He harasses his colleagues<br />
W...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/45
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:29:45
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	My rant (sort of) for the primary season
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	I think the thing (for me) that is the most disappointing about Edwards withdrawal (other than I supported him) is that when it was a three-person race people seemed a little more civil and lot more thick skinned.<br />
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Now that Edwards is gone it seems to me that the dam burst and it's become more agg...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/44
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	<pubDate>
	Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:35:56
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	Latest Faking News: Bush declares Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Kucinich and Gravel ineligible to run
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	Today, President George Bush issued a signing statement that disqualified all 5 Democratic Candidates from running for the office of president. Citing national security concerns, he stripped the five candidates of their US citizenship until a full hearing could be convened. <br />
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According to Administ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/43
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	<pubDate>
	Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:50:26
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	Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a Republican. But I repeat myself.
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	The Republicans believe in the minimum wage — the more the minimum, the better.<br />
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Republicans don’t like people who talk about depressions. You can hardly blame them for that. You remember the old saying: Don’t talk about rope in the house where somebody has been hanged.<br />
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Richard Nixon is a no go...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/42
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	Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:17:30
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	Next time romney is channeling John Adams maybe he should try channeling these
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	&quot;I could express my Faith in shorter terms. He who loves the Workman and his Work, and does what he can to preserve and improve it, shall be accepted of him.&quot; -- letter to Thomas Jefferson, 18 June 1812 <br />
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&quot;Now, my Friend, can Prophecies, or miracles convince You, or Me, that infinite Benevolence, ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/41
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:54:02
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	If they are doing that, then it's a losers game
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	If one looks at Presidential history since the beginning of the 20th Century, they'll fail in taking back the White House in 2012.<br />
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1896: William McKinley, re-elected 1901<br />
1901: Theodore Roosevelt replaces the McKinley after Mc Kinley is assassinated. re-elected 1904<br />
1908: Taft was not re-electe...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/40
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:30:32
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	20 of pat robertson's more vile, yet not well publicized, things he's said
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	Just thought everyone might like to be reminded (and would like to remind other people) of the idiotic, outrageous and dangerous comments made by this modern day huckster.<br />
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1.The Lord had proclaimed: &quot;It will be a year of sorrow and bloodshed that will have no end soon, for the world  <br />
being torn...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/39
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:25:33
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	My ten questions for the republikkan candidates
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	1. Is the continual failure in Iraq the result of the incompetence of the president aided by the toadyism of his party or was this catastrophe pre-planned by the administration in order to secure Iraqi oil?  <br />
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2. None of you have addressed the issue of health care providers refusing to provide c...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/38
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	<pubDate>
	Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:08:16
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	Turning degrees of failure into degrees of success...
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	-To listen to the administration and it's apologists over the past 4 years, we are to believe that progress is being made in Iraq.<br />
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-The question that seems to be avoided in this discussion, the queries of the Administration, etc is &quot;What is the basic stage (the starting point) that we are using ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/37
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	Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:06:00
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	absolutely tragic
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	Considering most of this slaughter appears to have occurred post-invasion I think we owe it to these people to provide them refuge.<br />
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But...if we did that, I guess it would be an admission that we're failing there and the terrorists would somehow be emboldened by it and the admission would demorali...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/35
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	<pubDate>
	Sat, 17 Feb 2007 22:26:16
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	I'd love to have seen it
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	But the sight is restricted in South Korea.<br />
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I got a message from the cyber police that the sight is restricted.<br />
<br />
...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/34
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	<pubDate>
	Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:07:47
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	The 21 Legion of Un-dead up for re-election in the Senate in 2008. Who's 'stake and garlic proof' and
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	where do we need to send Van Helsing and the Priests to exorcise these denizens.<br />
(A tip of the hat to cjmastaw for providing the names in another post.)<br />
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Alaska has Ted Stevens. For my money he's not 'stake and garlic proof' in the primary, but he is in the general election. At this point Alaska ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/33
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 08 Feb 2007 21:07:16
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	Roh takes aim at Washington
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	I thought this was interesting coming from a paper that has been an apologist for the US, is a supporter of the GNP and hates the Uri Party and President Roh.<br />
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Love him or hate him, President Roh Moo-hyun is making absolutely sure you don't ignore him. Apparently unaware he is supposed to be a lam...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/32
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:52:11
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	For the benefit of all...A re-writing of congressman goode's letter
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	Thank you for your recent communication. When I raise my hand to take the oath as the President of Germany, I will have a Bible in my hand. I do not subscribe to the Torah in any way. The Jewish menace was elected by the voters of that district and if German citizens don’t wake up and adopt the Adol...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/31
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	<pubDate>
	Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:28:35
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	Where was the coverage? Where was the outrage?
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	When is terrorism, not terrorism?<br />
I guess when it's perpetrated by homegrown, rightwing nutbags and sociopathic teens.<br />
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Over the past year, four news stories have somehow seemed to have flown well below the radar of our ever vigilant, leftwing biased, liberal press. :sarcasm: <br />
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While the press ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/30
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	<pubDate>
	Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:19:02
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	Guns 'n Roses. Odd how prophetic this song is. Civil War an ode to Iraq and the 21st Century?
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	 Look at your young men fighting<br />
     Look at your women crying<br />
     Look at your young men dying<br />
     The way they've always done before<br />
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     Look at the hate we're breeding<br />
     Look at the fear we're feeding<br />
     Look at the lives we're leading<br />
     The way we've always done before<br />
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  ...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/29
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	<pubDate>
	Tue, 28 Nov 2006 20:32:00
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	Democrats bitterly divided due to Majority Leader Vote in the House
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	The Capitol in Flames!!!<br />
Murtha and Hoyer shoot it out on the streets of DC!!!<br />
According to Pelosi, &quot;I will crush any and all opposition to my decisions!&quot;<br />
A spokesperson for Pelosi said, &quot;Ms. Pelosi has ordered all 148 lawmakers who voted for Hoyer be drawn and quartered in the public square. She...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/28
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	Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:06:30
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	The War on Christmas has begun. The first salvo fired in Britain.
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	I'm so devastated. I wanted to fire the first shot.<br />
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(Headline) Archbishop: Ministers' PC Christmas cards 'erode Christianity'<br />
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Britain's first black Archbishop has attacked Government Ministers for sending non-Christian Christmas cards for fear of offending other religions. <br />
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Archbishop of Yo...
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	http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/27
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	<pubDate>
	Sun, 12 Nov 2006 04:32:19
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